Integral leadership position reporting to Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer

Use your Influence to shape strategic business planning and leadership

Enhance your career at Victoria’s leading regional health care service

About the facility

Formed in 1998, Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Health services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care.

About the role The Director Safety and Quality is responsible for leading all aspects of the creation and implementation of a strategic and systems driven approach to the management of clinical safety and quality across Barwon Health.

This role will lead and co-ordinate the effective planning, management and execution of the Clinical Governance Framework in collaboration with the Executive and Clinical Directors to support the pillars and objectives of Barwon Health’s Strategic Plan.

About the culture

Join an organisation that recognises talent, develops leaders and values their staff. Enjoy the rewards, benefits and feel proud that you can be a key strategic partner to improving outcomes for Barwon Health, our staff, patients and the community.

At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children, and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.

At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.

We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

Selection Criteria

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?Essential: Tertiary clinical qualificationEssential: Health service management qualificationEssential: At least 5 years’ experience in implementation and management of clinical governance, quality and risk management systems in a tertiary health serviceDesirable: Doctoral degree